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A close-up of the Amazon logo, pictured on a blue warehouse exterior.
Sep 29

Amazon Is Spending $1 Billion to Boost Hourly Pay as It Faces Union Pressure

Amazon is raising average starting pay for its warehouse and delivery workers from $18 to $19 an hour. The announcement comes as workers in Albany are preparing to vote on unionizing.
By Courtney Vinopal
A Starbucks Divest sticker is seen on a plaque outside the Starbucks Reserve Roastery.
Sep 13

Starbucks Is Stepping Up Its Anti-Union Campaign With New Benefits For Non-Unionized Workers

Starbucks is rolling out new benefits for non-unionized employees, a tactic which has gotten it into hot water with the NLRB but one that appears to be helping quell organizing activity at the company.
By Courtney Vinopal
A sign reads "Rehire the Memphis 7 Stop Union Busting" in black letters on a red and white banner.
Aug 18

Starbucks Must Reinstate Seven Union Workers in Memphis Who Were Fired After Talking to the Press

A federal judge ordered Starbucks to reinstate seven pro-union workers in Memphis, Tennessee who were fired in February, representing a win for labor organizers at the coffee chain.
By Courtney Vinopal
Chris Smalls, the Amazon Labor Union president, wears a red sweatshirt and holds up a sheet of paper following a union vote in Staten Island.
Jul 21

Amazon’s New Tactic for Fighting Unionization in Staten Island Is a Long and Expensive Court Battle

By Courtney Vinopal
Jun 14

Microsoft Won’t Fight its Future Employees’ Union, Offering a New, Gentler Approach For Big Tech

By Courtney Vinopal
Jun 10

Amazon Fires Another Staten Island Labor Organizer As It Prepares to Fight the Union’s Election Results

By Courtney Vinopal
Jun 9

Workers at Trader Joe’s, Amazon, and Starbucks Are Unionizing, But Want Their Independence From Organized Labor

By Courtney Vinopal
Jun 2

The Biden Administration is Targeting the Mandatory Anti-Union Meetings Favored by Apple and Amazon

By Courtney Vinopal
Pranama Jayatissa
Apr 27

After Losing a Union Vote, Amazon is Changing Its Tactics For Round Two

By Talia Jane
Nov 17

MFA Boston Staff Hold One-Day Strike for a Fair Contract

By Annie Levin
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